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MONDAY’S RESULT
The Hickory Crawdads were idle on Monday and begin a four-game series with Kannapolis at L.P. Frans Stadium on Tuesday at 4 p.m. with a doubleheader.
Crawdads’ current record: 20-31.
REVISED ROSTER
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NEXT
Tuesday: Kannapolis, DH, 4 p.m. (completion of May 20 game, makeup of May 18 rainout)
Wednesday: Kannapolis, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday: Kannapolis, 7 p.m.
Friday: West Virgina, DH, 5 p.m. (second game, makeup of April 15 rainout)
Saturday: West Virginia, 6 p.m.
Sunday: West Virginia, 3 p.m.
OTHER AREA PLAYERS
HUNTER HARVEY (Class AA Bowie, Md.)
HARVEY
Bowie did not play on Monday and starts a series on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. (EST) at Portland (Ore.).
Hunter Harvey had a tough night last Friday in his ninth start of the season. He went two innings, gave up five hits and six runs (all earned), walked one and struck out none with Trenton winning 7-2.
Harvey faced 12 batters and threw strikes on 36 of his 59 pitches but gave up a double, triple and two home runs.
He is 1-2 this season with 32 1/3 innings pitched. He’s allowed 36 hits, 20 (all earned), walked eight and struck out 30. His ERA is 5.57.
Harvey has been pitching every fifth game for the Baysox. If he does that this week, his next start would likely come on Saturday (6:05 p.m.) or Sunday (1:35 p.m.) at New Hampshire.
If a Sunday rainout factors in – and/or Harvey were to pitch based on numbers of days of rest before throwing again — he could start in a series at Portland (Ore.) that is Tuesday through Thursday.
Harvey is not listed as Bowie’s probable starter for Tuesday night’s game.
ZACH JARRETT (Class A Delmarva, Md.)
JARRETT/UNCC PHOTO
Zach Jarrett, who starred in high school at Hickory and in college at Charlotte, plays outfield for the Shorebirds (30-24).
Delmarva did not play on Monday and has a home game on Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m. against Greensboro.
Delmarva played a doubleheader on Sunday at Charleston (S.C.), falling 3-2 in the first game and winning 5-4 in eight innings in the nightcap before a crowd of 4,913.
Jarrett batted third in the first game, starting in centerfield, and went 0-for-3 with an RBI. In the second game, he hit third in the lineup and played centerfield, going 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs.
He has played in 51 games and is batting .287 with 10 home runs 29 RBIs. In his last 10 games, he’s hitting .270 with a home run and seven RBIs.
Jarrett is tied for 18th among South Atlantic League (SAL) hitters, a league that has 12 hitting .300 or better, led by .354 by Kannapolis’ Laz Rivera.
Jarrett’s one of five SAL players with 10 or more home runs – Seuly Matias of Lexington (Ky.) has 17, Asheville’s Chad Spanberger has 14, Asheville’s Casey Golden has 12 and Jarrett and Seamus Curran of Delmarva each have 10.
HAYDEN DEAL (Class A Rome, Ga.)
DEAL
Former Bandys High star Hayden Deal is a left-handed relief pitcher for the Braves (34-22), who were idle on Monday and start a series on Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m. at Asheville.
Deal had a big game last Friday night, when the Braves beat Columbia (S.C.) 7-1 in Rome. He came on in relief of Mike Soroka — with Rome on a rehab assignment from the Atlanta Braves – in the fourth inning with two outs and threw three innings to earn a victory.
He gave up two hits, no runs, walked two and struck out three before a crowd of 2,092.
Deal threw exactly half of his 62 pitches for strikes and faced 15 batters.
He is 4-0 this season with an ERA of 1.85, pitching 24 1/3 innings, giving up 18 hits, six runs (five earned), walking seven, hitting two batters and striking out 35.
Deal’s wins have all come in his last 10 games, when his ERA is 1.27 and he’s walked six and struck out 32 over his last 21 1/3 innings.
He’s now pitched 55 innings in pro baseball and struck out 62.